Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 5.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay peaked at 20.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 25th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.1% | — |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +41.0% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +39.1% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +99.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 5.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 93% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 5.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +99.4% | 5.8% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 11.0% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 22 El Salvador 7.2% compare
- 23 Brazil 6.2% compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.9% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 5.2% compare
- 27 Mali 4.4% compare
- 28 Uruguay 3.8% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Paraguay was 5.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Paraguay ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release